Global YouTube Sensation Dan TDM Set For North American Tour

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 14, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Kids across America will have a night to call their own when Dan TDM, one of the world's biggest YouTube creators, embarks on his first North American tour this Spring, announced today. Promoted by Live Nation, Dan TDM On Tour was created and produced by Endemol Shine UK, part of Endemol Shine Group. The tour features the YouTube star and his digital friends on a 21-city run beginning March 24 at the Orpheum Theatre in Boston, including stops in New York, Detroit, Chicago, Milwaukee, Dallas and Los Angeles (full routing below). For information on tickets, please visit livenation.com.

Looking ahead to the tour Dan Middleton aka Dan TDM said: "I'm so excited to be bringing the tour to my amazing fans in America. My American audience have always supported me and this tour is a brilliant opportunity for me to bring my world to life for them. I can't wait to travel across the country and meet as many fans as possible."

Dan TDM is a household name for young families across the globe and now Dan can be seen…in real life! Having already sold out 32 shows across the UK and 4 shows at the iconic Sydney Opera House, the show takes families on a journey through the digital world as Dan, his online and real life friends and maybe even a few audience members try and save the day, solving puzzles and playing games as they go. See Dan live in action with his pugs, Dr Trayaurus, Craig the Mailman and lots of other well-loved friends, for an amazing Diamond Minecart adventure!

"Dan's an absolute star and for many families a household name," shared Tom Greenwood-Mears, Head of Live Events, Endemol Shine UK. "The tour has been really well received in the UK and Sydney, by kids and parents alike, so we are extremely excited to take it to Dan's largest market, the US. For any fans of Dan this really is a must."

With more than 16.5 million subscribers and nearly 10 billion views across his two award-winning YouTube channels, Dan TDM is one of the most revered members of the online community! Adored by fans across the globe, British gamer Dan Middleton is a happily married Pug enthusiast who has been celebrated by his peers winning two Kid's Choice Awards in 2015 and 2016 for the UK Tipster Award, a Bonca Award for the British Gamer Award, as well as an award presenter at the Bafta Game Awards in 2015. Middleton holds the Guinness World Record for most views for a dedicated Minecraft video channel. Adding author to his resume, Middleton's first book, Dan TDM: Trayaurus and the Enchanted Crystal, is a graphic novel inspired by his adventures in Minecraft and spent 3 weeks at #1 in the UK. His most recent announcement confirmed his voicing the character "Cy" in the new animated Netflix series, Skylanders Academy.

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About Endemol Shine UKEndemol Shine UK is part of Endemol Shine Group – the global content creator, producer and distributor behind a diverse range of hits including Masterchef, Peaky Blinders, Big Brother, Black Mirror, Deal or No Deal, The Fall, Your Face Sounds Familiar, The Brain, The Island, Humans, Grantchester and Broadchurch. As a producer and distributor of hit content for all platforms, Endemol Shine Group works on a unique local and global axis, with a network of 120 companies across all the world's major markets. Recent live event successes from Endemol Shine UK include Legends of Gaming Live, which ran for its second consecutive year in September 2016 at Alexandra Palace in London and the first ever British Online Creator Awards (BONCAs) from Endemol Shine UK's social talent management agency FlipSide, held at London Palladium to celebrate and honour the UK's best digital stars.